Album: Anastasia

A Rumor In St. Petersburg



People In Line:
An Old Woman:
St. Petersburg is gloomy!
A Younger Woman:
St. Petersburg is bleak!

A Shivering Man:
My underwear got frozen standing here all week!

A Group:
Oh, since the revolution our lives have been so gray!

All:
Thank Goodness for the gossip that gets us through the day! Hey!
Have you heard!
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg?
Have you heard?
What they're saying on the street?
Although the Tsar did not survive,
One daughter may be still alive!
The Princess Anastasia!

Frightened Man:
But please do not repeat!

All:
It's a rumor,
A legend
A mystery!
Something whispered in an alleyway
Or through a crack!
It's a rumor
That's part of our history.

A Babushka:
They say her royal grandmama
Will pay a royal sum

All:
To someone who can bring the princess back!

Black Marketeers:
#1 A ruble for this painting!
It's Romanov, I swear!

#2
Count Yusopov's pajamas!
Comrade, buy the pair!

#3
(holding a ratty fur hat)
I got this from the palace.
It's lined with real fur!

Black Marketeers:
It could be worth a fortune
If it belonged to her!

Dimitri:
It's the rumor.
The legend,
The mystery!
It's the Princess Anastasia who will help us fly!
You and I friend will go down In history!
We'll find a girl to play the part and teach her what to say,
Dress her up and take her to Paree!
Imagine the reward her dear old Grandmama will pay!
Who else could pull it off but you and me?
We'll be rich

Vladimir:
We'll be rich!

Dimitri:
We'll be out!

Vladimir:
We'll be out!

Both:
And St. Petersburg will have some more to talk about!

All:
SSH!
Have you heard!
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg?
Have you heard?
What they're saying on the street?
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Have you heard!
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg?
Have you heard?

A delighted gossiper:
Comrade, what do you suppose?

All:
A fascinating mystery!

Dimitri:
The biggest con in history!

All:
The princess Anastasia, alive or dead.

Window Washer:
Who knows?